complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; by what means
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
shyness; bashfulness; shame
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
both hands; both arms; ten
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
according to plan; as planned; on target
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
jostle; struggle; scuffle
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
form; shape; figure; visage
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)